Doda District in Jammu & Kashmir was carved out from the District Udhampur in 1948, and is the third largest in area after Leh and Kargil. Spread over an area of 11.691 Sq. Kms the district has a population of 6.90 lakhs (as per census 2001). This District has a rich history and is also endowed with vast wealth of natural beauty and resources.
About NIC- Doda NIC established its presence in Doda in 1991 with an objective to promote Informatics Culture in the District. Since its inception, NIC, Doda has been instrumental in helping the District Administration in completing various time bound and strategic tasks. The NIC Centre has been extending computer facilities to almost all departments in general and particularly to District Development Commissioner’s Office.
Major Applications
?| Public Grievances Monitoring and Redressal System (PUGMARS) A Web based solution for monitoring and handling Public Grievances. The system has been powered with a lot of features and has proved to be very effective for District Administration.
?| Compassionate Appointment Monitoring System (CAMS) Web based solution developed for Monitoring Compassionate appointments. The system holds more than 400 cases at present.
?| Web Based Monitoring of Rural Development Schemes (WEBMORS) Monthly progress reports are entered in WEBMORS, which are monitored centrally by the Government.
Other important applications developed / implemented by NIC Doda include : ? Online Treasury Management System (OTMIS) ? Payroll System ? Pension Management Information System (PMIS) ? Passport Application Acceptance System (WEBPASS) ? Village Information System ? Community Needs Assessment Approach (CNAA)
?| Internet Services NIC Doda is one place in the District where un-interrupted Internet Facility is available through high speed FTDMA VSAT. Internet facility is provided on the local area network as well as through Dial-up to various departments of the district.
?| Trainings and Workshops Training and Workshops to update the skills of Officers / Officials of the District in the field of Information technology are conducted almost throughout the year. Moreover, customized training sessions for departments is a regular practice.
?| District Web Site In an endeavor to bring District Doda on the web, Web site of the District was developed by NIC and launched way back in 1999. The Chairman District Development Board inaugurated the Web site. At the initial stage, information on the web site was static in nature. To keep pace with the time, Web site of the district was revised and the new version was enriched with plenty of information pertaining to District in dynamic form viz. Village Information System, Polling Stations, and Industrial Units etc. The Web Site of the district is updated on regular basis. The web site has recorded a large number of hits ever since its launch.
National Informatics Centre, Doda has been providing its dedicated services to almost every department of the District and also promoting IT culture in the District for more than a decade now. With the result, the departments are realizing the importance of Information and Communication Technology in their working environments. With the recent E-governance solutions provided to district Administration, the work culture has drastically changed. With the launch of Web Site, district has been brought on the information superhighway. Administration / Departments have appreciated the pivotal role of NIC Doda at all times.